Shimla district
Shimla in Himachal Pradesh had 8.14 lakh people (8,14,010) in the 2011 Census, the 483rd most populous of India's 640 districts and 3rd of 12 in Himachal Pradesh. 83.6% of people aged seven and over could read and write, against 73.0% nationally.
Population, 2011
8.14 lakh
483rd of 640 in India, 3rd of 12 in Himachal Pradesh
Literacy rate
83.6%
98th in India, 6th in Himachal Pradesh
Sex ratio
915
females per 1,000 males; India 943
Child sex ratio (0-6)
925
girls per 1,000 boys; India 918
Urban population
24.7%
2.01 lakh in towns and cities
Households
1.84 lakh
4.4 people per household
Shimla against Himachal Pradesh and India
| Measure, 2011 | Shimla | Himachal Pradesh | India |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 8,14,010 | 68,64,602 | 1,21,08,54,977 |
| Literacy rate (age 7+) | 83.6% | 82.8% | 73.0% |
| Male literacy | 89.6% | 89.5% | 80.9% |
| Female literacy | 77.1% | 75.9% | 64.6% |
| Sex ratio (females per 1,000 males) | 915 | 972 | 943 |
| Child sex ratio (age 0-6) | 925 | 909 | 918 |
| Urban population | 24.7% | 10.0% | 31.1% |
| Scheduled Castes | 26.5% | 25.2% | 16.6% |
| Scheduled Tribes | 1.1% | 5.7% | 8.6% |
| Workers, share of population | 52.9% | 51.9% | 39.8% |
| Women who work, share of women | 44.3% | 44.8% | 25.5% |
| Children aged 0-6, share of population | 10.0% | 11.3% | 13.6% |
| Persons per household | 4.42 | 4.63 | 4.85 |
Literacy in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh and India
People aged 7 and over who can read and write, per cent, 2011
What workers do in Shimla
Share of all workers (main and marginal), per cent, 2011
Other districts in Himachal Pradesh
| # | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kangra | 15,10,075 | 85.7% | 1012 | 5.7% |
| 2 | Mandi | 9,99,777 | 81.5% | 1007 | 6.3% |
| 3 | Shimla | 8,14,010 | 83.6% | 915 | 24.7% |
| 4 | Solan | 5,80,320 | 83.7% | 880 | 17.6% |
| 5 | Sirmaur | 5,29,855 | 78.8% | 918 | 10.8% |
| 6 | Una | 5,21,173 | 86.5% | 976 | 8.6% |
| 7 | Chamba | 5,19,080 | 72.2% | 986 | 7.0% |
| 8 | Hamirpur | 4,54,768 | 88.2% | 1095 | 6.9% |
| 9 | Kullu | 4,37,903 | 79.4% | 942 | 9.4% |
| 10 | Bilaspur | 3,81,956 | 84.6% | 981 | 6.6% |
| 11 | Kinnaur | 84,121 | 80.0% | 819 | 0.0% |
| 12 | Lahul and Spiti | 31,564 | 76.8% | 903 | 0.0% |
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Questions
What is the population of Shimla district?
Shimla district had 8,14,010 people in the 2011 Census (4,25,039 males and 3,88,971 females). It was the 483rd most populous of India's 640 districts and 3rd of 12 in Himachal Pradesh.
What is the literacy rate of Shimla?
83.64% in 2011: 89.59% for men and 77.13% for women, counting people aged seven and over. The Himachal Pradesh rate was 82.80% and India's 72.98%.
What is the sex ratio of Shimla?
915 females per 1,000 males in 2011, against 972 in Himachal Pradesh and 943 in India. Among children aged 0 to 6 it was 925 girls per 1,000 boys.
How urban is Shimla?
24.7% of its people lived in towns and cities in 2011, more than the Himachal Pradesh share of 10.0%.
Is this the latest data?
Yes for district-level counts of population, literacy and workers: the 2011 Census is the latest completed census. Census 2027 will replace these figures. District boundaries are as they were in 2011.
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India in Data, "Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh: Census 2011 population, literacy and workers". https://indiaindata.online/districts/himachal-pradesh/shimla. Original source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India).
About these figures
All figures are from the 2011 Census, the most recent completed census of India, published in the Primary Census Abstract by the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner. The next census, Census 2027, will replace them.
Districts are shown as they were in 2011. Many states have created new districts since, so a district today may be smaller than the one shown here. Districts are grouped under today's states and union territories: the ten 2011 districts now in Telangana are under Telangana, Leh and Kargil are under Ladakh, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu are shown together. Districts renamed since 2011 carry their current name, with the Census name in brackets.
Literacy rate is the share of people aged seven and over who can read and write with understanding. Sex ratio is females per 1,000 males; child sex ratio is the same for children aged 0 to 6. Workers include main workers (six months or more of work in the year) and marginal workers (less than six months).